espoir

== French == === Etymology === Deverbal from espérer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛs.pwaʁ/ Homophone: espoirs === Noun === espoir m (plural espoirs) (all senses) hope Synonyms: espérance; l'espoir fait vivre; perdre espoir; tant qu'il y a de la vie, il y a de l'espoir ==== Related terms ==== espérer désespoir === Further reading === “espoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === poires, proies == Old French == === Alternative forms === espeir (Anglo-Norman) === Etymology === Deverbal of esperer. === Noun === espoir oblique singular, m (oblique plural espoirs, nominative singular espoirs, nominative plural espoir) hope (wish; desire, usually for the future) ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: espoir French: espoir → Middle English: espeire